After franchising him in the offseason, the Ravens came to an agreement with Haloti Ngata on a long-term contract today, on the deadline for franchise players to sign extensions. The total value of the deal is said to be $61 million over five years. Only two franchise players didn't sign an extension: Vincent Jackson and Paul Soliai.

According to CBSSports.com, the wheel of college football realignment has spread to the east coast. Pittsburgh and Syracuse have submitted applications to leave the Big East for the ACC, and both are expected to be admitted.

Somebody told me (it was the Kansas City Star, actually) that the Chiefs and cornerback Brandon Flowers agreed to a new contract last night. According to the paper, the contract is worth $50 million over five years, with $22 million in guarantees.

The Atlantic's cover feature is a takedown of the NCAA's corporate structure. The content is hardly groundbreaking, but this is a good consolidation of the silliness that abounds within the NCAA offices.

The Cowboys decided to pay the price to lock up perennial Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten right before the season started. According to ESPN.com's Adam Schefter, Witten will sign a five-year extension worth a total of $37 million. $19 million of that is guaranteed.

Adrian Peterson became the latest big star to sign a deal before the start of the NFL season, agreeing on a seven-year, $96 million dollar pact with the Vikings. Escalators can take the total value of the contract to $100 million, and there are $36 million in guarantees along with $40 million in the first three years.